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Yancey Boys
Hip-Hop · 2008 · 14 tracks

Yancey Boys

Illa J

A posthumous dialogue between brothers. Illa J provides smooth, understated vocals over a vault of dusty, unreleased 1990s J Dilla beats. Warm, hazy, and deeply soulful.

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It's like a lost 90s Dilla tape brought to life by his brother's smooth vocals.

A warm, respectful, and hazy tribute that feels like a late-night conversation with a ghost.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Timeless
3:11
02
We Here
4:10
03
R U Listenin'?
4:19
04
Alien Family
2:18
05
Strugglin'
3:23
06
Showtime
3:45
07
Swagger
3:33
08
Mr. Shakes (skit)
0:44
09
DFTF
4:24
10
All Good
3:05
11
Sounds Like Love
3:25
12
Everytime
4:32
13
Illasoul
3:48
14
Air Signs
3:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden bloom of lush, filtered soul samples on 'Sounds Like Love' that feels like a warm embrace.
The way the drums on 'R U Listenin'?' seem to stumble and catch themselves in a perfect, unquantized loop.
The transition into 'Air Signs' where the production feels most like a direct conversation between brothers across time.
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